[WikiEN-l] Deleting orphaned unfree images (was: Unsourced album cover)

[jkelly at fas.harvard.edu]

  Thomas,

Quoting Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>:

> Shouldn't the image be deleted if it's orphaned? A fair use rationale
> is only for a particular use, as this image isn't being used, the
> rationale is nonsense.

  I agree with this, of course.  But en: treats unfree content as deserving of
many of the same protections from deletion as free content, and deleting a
"fair use" image that we're not actually using will provoke people into
accusations of ignoring process, abuse of admin tools, and may even wind up at
Deletion Review.

                                  Jkelly